
Progressive Era – April 20, 1901
BIW awarded a subcontract to the William T. Donnell Shipyard in Bath, Maine, to build/launch the wooden hull. Vessel was towed to BIW to have the steam propulsion machinery installed…









Progressive Era – May 31, 1890
On May 31st, 1890, Bath Iron Works delivered its first hull, Cottage City, to the Maine Steamship Co. It was 232 feet long, 40 feet wide with a draft of…
